“The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,”and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.” – Romans 13:9-10
“Do everything in love.” – 1 Corinthians 16:14
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:36-40
Love is the greatest commandment. It is because of love that Jesus died for us. The Bible mentions love over and over again. Not only are we to love the people that are easy to love, our friends and our family, the people who love us back. We are also to love the people that are mean to us, the ones who are difficult to love, the ones who may not love anyone else. We are to love like Jesus, to be compassionate, forgiving, and love unconditionally. Yes, we are going to fall short but we bring our weaknesses to God and we continue to love. We cannot do anything apart from Jesus and that includes loving. When we abide in Christ we are able to love because Christ is loving through us.